By Jonathan White
The next Dabbers Dash event in Nantwich will mark Women’s History Month.
The popular free event sees scores of participants walking, running and cycling around Barony Park and Sandford Road in Nantwich one Saturday each month.
An exhibition paying tribute to Crewe suffragist Ada Chew is moving to a final venue in the town before leaving the area.
Hundreds of people have visited the display since it opened at Crewe Market Hall last July and then moved to the town library and Queen’s Park café.
A virus affecting flocks of sheep has forced Reaseheath College in Nantwich to change plans for its popular lambing event.
The virus can lead to complications in pregnancy and cause some lambs to be born deformed.
Activities begin at 10am today (January 27) for the annual Battle of Nantwich re-enactment.
There are general activities around the town centre between 10am and 12.45pm.
The organisers of Nantwich’s Words and Music festival have launched a new “open mic” regular event in the town.
Called “Tuesdays”, the event will be held at the Red Cow pub on Beam Street every two weeks.
By Jonathan White
A Sealed Knot musketeer will start this weekend’s community ‘Dabbers Dash’ event – held on the same day as the “Battle of Nantwich” re-enactment.
The ‘Dabbers Dash’ is a free informal community run/walk/wheel that takes place one Saturday each month around Barony Park and Sandford Road.
An appeal has gone out for volunteers to take part in wildflower plug planting session at Brookfield Park in Nantwich this Saturday.
Sustainable Nantwich are organising the event and want volunteers to help plant hundreds of wildflower plants which have been grown by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
This Sunday will mark 80 years to the day since pilot Lt Arthur Brown diverted his World War Two plane away from Nantwich town centre before crashing close to the river.
To mark the occasion, a service will be held at St Mary’s followed by a parade to the “Airman’s Grave” off Shrewbridge Road which marks the spot the plane crashed.
By Jonathan White
The town is gearing up for one its busiest days of the year later this month when The Battle of Nantwich re-enactment takes place.
This year the “Holly Holy Day” event takes place on Saturday January 27 in and around Nantwich town centre and on Mill Island.
“English Civil War Comes to Nantwich” opens on Tuesday January 9 at Nantwich Museum.
The exhibition, which runs until Saturday February 3, outlines the war which arrived in the town in 1643 when it became a Parliamentarian garrison.
By Jonathan White
Families packed St Mary’s Church for the annual Crib Service on Christmas Eve.
This re-telling of the Christmas story was performed by adults and young people at 2pm, 3:30pm and 5pm with each performance attracting up to 500 people.
By Jonathan White
A Christmas concert featuring the Acton Operatic Society at St Mary’s Church in Acton proved a big hit.
Kevin Whitfield, Director of Acton Operatic Society, introduced each piece of music to a sold-out audience.
By Jonathan White
Youngsters are in for a treat on Santa steam train rides which are taking place every Saturday in December at Nantwich Methodist Church.
The train rides take place on the outdoor miniature-gauge 7 1/4″ track adjacent to the church on Hospital Street between 10am-12pm.
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